Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 17:35:01 -0600 From: Karl Denninger <karl@mcs.net> To: Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au> Cc: Gordon Henderson <gordon@drogon.net>, steve@visint.co.uk, sthaug@nethelp.no, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BIND 8.1.1 Message-ID: <19971125173501.09696@mcs.net> In-Reply-To: <199711252211.OAA06770@hub.freebsd.org>; from Darren Reed on Wed, Nov 26, 1997 at 09:09:46AM %2B1100 References: <Pine.LNX.3.95.971125204643.13531A-100000@unicorn> <199711252211.OAA06770@hub.freebsd.org>
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On Wed, Nov 26, 1997 at 09:09:46AM +1100, Darren Reed wrote: > In some mail from Gordon Henderson, sie said: > > > > Converting the zone files from 4.X format to 8.x format might not be a > > trivial task for some people. True, there is a little perl script which > > will do the bulk of the work, but for an ISP who acts as secondary for > > 1000's of their customers zones, they also have to make sure that they can > > get the information in the right format from their customer! > > Well, it shouldn't take long to write a perl script to convert that > information into an entry for BIND 8 if they're already passing you > something to plug into the BIND 4 .conf file. > > Configuration file difference aside, either someone takes the plunge > and merges all the BIND 8 features into BIND 4.9.6 (creating a BIND > 4.10 or wahtever) and continually updates to match or FreeBSD changes > to BIND 8 (a much more sensible idea). > > Personally, aside from the new parts to the configuration file (which > I believe add lots of gnarly new features), I find the new syntax much > easier to read and more intuitive. Sure your file might be bigger, > but it won't hurt your brain as much. > > Darren Its a one-time changeover. We made it months ago, and have never regretted it. -- -- Karl Denninger (karl@MCS.Net)| MCSNet - Serving Chicagoland and Wisconsin http://www.mcs.net/ | T1's from $600 monthly to FULL DS-3 Service | NEW! K56Flex support on ALL modems Voice: [+1 312 803-MCS1 x219]| EXCLUSIVE NEW FEATURE ON ALL PERSONAL ACCOUNTS Fax: [+1 312 803-4929] | *SPAMBLOCK* Technology now included at no cost
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